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Raw data now! Open science! Sign Ben Goldacre’s #AllTrials petition–e-Patient Dave

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Last year during TEDMED 2012,in “The cancer at the core of evidence-based medicine”:Ben Goldacre on the missing data, we covered the vitally important news that a lot of medical research has gone missing,leading to a severely corrupted foundation for evidence-based medicine. If you haven’t read that [...]

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A faith in the explanatory and revealing power of science increases in the face of stress or anxiety,a study by Oxford University psychologists suggests. The researchers argue that a ‘belief in science’may help non-religious people deal with adversity by offering comfort and reassurance,as has been reported previously for religious belief…Psychology / [...]

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NMDA or glutamate receptor modulators as antidepressants have come of age. Human clinical studies demonstrated that ketamine can ward off depressive symptoms within 2 hours of administration and last for several days. Yet serious side effects are attached to this drug,including excessive sleepiness,hallucinations,and substance abuse behavior. NIMH | Recent Updates

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A friend recently sent me a list of “kissing facts” taken from an Internet website. Having reviewed this list,it occurred to me that the information was not necessarily evidence-based. Nevertheless,because it is now June,a time when many marriages occur,I decided to examine Internet sources and provide the readers of the Journal [...]